Christmas & New Years | Time with Family in Iowa & Michigan | December 2021 After returning home from Arizona, we had less than two weeks at home before leaving for the rest of the year. We mostly spent that time working, Curtis took his final for his latest course and worked in the shop…
Hiking Deer Mountain | Ketchikan, AK | September 2019 Before Curtis knew for sure that he’d be able to visit Ketchikan this year, we knew that we wanted to hike Deer Mountain. Perhaps it was a bit presumptuous seeing as Ketchikan is the rainiest city in the US and we had no idea what time…
Day 4: Saturday, June 6, 2015 On our fourth day of vacation, we were blessed not only with a beautiful warm day, but also with free admission to all state parks! Apparently the first weekend of June is always an “open house weekend” for Wisconsin state parks, and we took advantage of that today. Our…
Buck Bald Mountain Summit | Coker Creek Falls Trail | Conasauga Falls Trail | Tellico Plains, TN | January 2023 On our first full day in Tellico Plains, we wanted to stay closer to town since we had just driven a lot the day before, so we chose a few nearby trails to hike. While…
Yeah, you read that right: We drove straight to Iowa in 30 hours, stopping only for gas and letterboxes. Oh, we also added extra time so that we could set foot in a new state. These things are more important than sleep, right? 🙂 Below: Leaving Tucson: Thursday, May 22 at 10:40am I think we…
Hiking the Judd Trail Loop • The Kaniakapupu Ruins • First Christmas in Hawaii • December 2017 It’s hard to believe this was our 5th Christmas married. Where have the years gone? I love when the holidays roll around each year, and we have more and more years with memories to look back on. Last Christmas, we were…